Buddhism Betrayed?: Religion, Politics, and Violence in Sri Lanka

Type

Book

Authors

Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah

ISBN 10

0226789500

ISBN 13

9780226789507

Tags

Buddhism, Regional, Political Science

Description

This volume seeks to answer the question of how the Buddhist monks in today's Sri Lanka—given Buddhism's traditionally nonviolent philosophy—are able to participate in the fierce political violence of the Sinhalese against the Tamils. - from Amzon

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